--- title: Democrats must do more to protect working class consumers description: The America’s Work Force Union Podcast is the nation’s premier daily labor program. Marc Dann from Working Class Perspectives joined us on today’s show. image: https://awf.labortools.com/hubfs/AmericasWorkForce/featured%20images/Working-Class-Perspectives-Featured.jpg --- Season 3, Episode 143 # Democrats must do more to protect working class consumers [ awfblog ](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/author/awfblog) July 22, 2022 [America's Work Force Union Podcast](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/tag/americas-work-force-union-podcast) [Working Class Perspectives](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/tag/working-class-perspectives) ![Working-Class Perspectives](https://awf.labortools.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AmericasWorkForce/sponsor%20logos/Working-Class%20Perspectives.png?width=401&name=Working-Class%20Perspectives.png)   Guest Name: --- Marc Dann Guest Website: --- [advocateattorneys.com](https://advocateattorneys.com/) Guest Social Media: --- [ Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/AdvocateAttorneys/) [ Twitter](https://twitter.com/AdvocateAtt) [ YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPKM3tz0VT5vqhALywS6xwQ) [ LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/advocate-attorneys-llp/) Supportive Documents: --- Marc Dann, a founding partner of [Advocate Attorneys](https://advocateattorneys.com/) and a contributing writer for [Working Class Perspectives](https://workingclassstudies.wordpress.com/), joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed his blog, “[Why Dems Should Act Now on Pro-Consumer Legislation](https://workingclassstudies.wordpress.com/2022/04/11/why-dems-should-act-now-on-pro-consumer-legislation/),” that explores the Democratic Party’s reluctance to protect consumers because it is largely beholden to corporate interests. Dann urged Democrats in Congress to take advantage of the party’s control of both houses by eliminating forced consumer arbitration and updating antiquated consumer protection laws. He talked about how Democrats could leverage working class support by doing more to protect the interests of working class people. Dann also talked about how his firm Advocate Attorneys helps fight for the rights of working families under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act that protects consumers from unfair debt collection practices. Listen to the entire episode to learn more about these topics. --- America’s Work Force is the only daily labor podcast in the US and has been on the air since 1993, supplying listeners with useful, relevant input into their daily lives through fact-finding features, in-depth interviews, informative news segments and practical consumer reports. 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